【正文】 be absurd (wrong) to claim (argue) that …10. In all the discussion and debate over…, one important (basic) fact is generally overlooked (neglected).11. There is absolutely (in fact) no (every) reason for us to believe (accept / resist / reject) that…12. Logical (Valid / Sound) as this argument and I wholeheartedly agree with it, it appears insignificant (absurd) when … is taken into consideration (account).13. To assume (suggest) that … is far from being proved (to miss the point).14. A close (careful) inspection (examination / scrutiny) of this argument would reveal how flimsy (groundless / fallacious) it is.15. On the surface (At first thought), it (this) may seem a sound (an attractive) suggestion (solution / idea), but careful weighing on the mind (on closer analysis / on second thought), we find that…16. Too much emphasis placed on (attention paid to / importance attached to) … may obscure (overlook / neglect) other facts…17. The danger (problem / fact / truth / point) is that…18. What the arguer fails to understand (consider /mention) is that…19. We don’t have to look very far to see (find out) the truth (validity) of this argument (proposition).20. However just (logical / sound / valid) this argument may be, it only skims the surface of the problem.2． 正文1. Although the popular belief is that…, a current (new / recent) study (survey / poll / investigation) indicates (shows / demonstrates) that…2. Common sense tells us that…3. The increase (change / failure / success) in… mainly (largely / partly) results from (arises from / is because of)…4. The increase (change / failure /success) in … is due to (owing to / attributable to) the fact that…5. Many people would claim that…6. One may attribute (ascribe / owe) the increase (decrease / change) to …, but … is not by itself an adequate explanation.7. One of the reasons given for … is that…8. What is also worth noticing is that…9. There are many (different / several / a number of / a variety of) causes (reasons) for this dramatic (marked / significant) growth (change /decline / increase) in .. First,… Second,… Finally,…10. There is no evidence to suggest that…11. Why are (is / do / did) …? For one thing, … For another, …12. Another reason why I dispute the above statement is that…13. It gives rise to (lead to / bring / create) a host of problems (consequences).14. There are numerous reasons why …, and I shall here explore only a few of the most important ones.15. It will exert (have / produce) profound (farreaching / remarkable / considerable / beneficial / favorable / undesirable / disastrous) effect (influence) on…16. A multitude of factors could account for (contribute to / lead to / result in / influence) the change (increase / decrease / success/ failure / development) in…17. In 1999, it increased (rose / jumped / shot up) from 5 to 10 percent of the total (to 15 percent / by 15 percent).18. By parison with 1998, it decreased (dropped / fell) from 10 to 5 percent (to 15 percent / by 15 percent).19. It account for 15 percent of the total.20. There were 100 traffic accidents in April, and increase of 5 percent in a fivemonth period.21. By 1999, only (less than / more than / almost / about / over / as many as) three quarters (40 percent of / one out of five / one in four) college population (graduates / housewives) as against (as pared with) last year (1998) preferred to (liked)…3． 結(jié)尾1. From what has been discussed above (Taking into account all these factors / Judging from all evidence offered), we may safely draw (reach / e to / arrive at) the conclusion that…2. All the evidence (analysis) supports (justifies / confirms / warrants / points to) a(n) unshakable (unmistakable / sound / just) conclusion that …3. It is high time that we place (lay / put) great ( special / considerable) emphasis on the improvement (development / increase / promotion) of…4. It is high time that we put an end to the deepseated (unhealthy / undesirable / deplorable) situation (tendency / phenomenon) of…5. We must look (search / all / cry) for an immediate action (method / measure), because the present (current) situation (phenomenon / tendency / state / attitude) of …, if permitted (allowed) to continue (proceed), will surely (certainly) lead to (result in) the end (destruction / heavy cost) of…6. There is no easy (immediate / effective) solution ( approach / answer / remedy) to the problem of …, but … might be useful (helpful / beneficia